"Alright"

Chapter 6

~Tuesday after school~
i walk out the doors trying not to remember Clay. Its so hard to just forget him.
"BAY!"
I hear someone call out.
I knew it was Clay so i didnt stop to look back.
"BAY WAIT!"
He calls out again.
Suddenly he grabs onto my shoulder and i look at him.
"What?!"
I say to him with a mad look.
"I needa talk to you.."
He looks at me worried.
"Okay, shoot"
I say wondering what hes gonna tell me.

He cant see me anymore.
He cant deal with me anymore.
He doesnt like me anymore.
Hes sorry.
He doesnt care.
He's getting bullied.
He has anger issues.
He doesnt have parents.

All these things going on in my head.
"Not here"
He grabs my hand and drags me off to a nearby forest.
"What are you doing?"
I ask as im still being dragged to the middle of the forest.
"You'll see"
He says smirking.
After a while we appear at this tree house. Its incredible.
It has a ladder that goes up into a small house. its painted blue but the color has fainted a bit and it has windows, shutters. I look at it in amaze.
"Who built this?"
I say.
"Um.. Me and my brother.."
He says with his voice shaky.
I head to the ladder and go up with him following behind. I look around at the shelfs full of, blankets, first aid kit, stuffed animals, snacks, then at the ground, bean bags, small fluffy carpet. I sit in one of the bean bags and he sits across from me.
"Are you going to tell me?"
I ask looking at him.
"Uh.. Sure.."
He looks down and starts to tear up.
"Remember when i came back with bruises and a black eye and bloody lip?"
He looks up at me.
"Yea.. What about it, i thought you said you fell?"
I look up at his watery blue eyes.
"I lied."
I stand up as soon as he said that.

Lied

Why would he lie to me? I start to tear up and he stands up as soon as i do.
"Bay.."
He puts his hands on my shoulders and pushed me down gently and we both plop to the bean bags.
"Im being abused.."
He says with a tear coming down his face but he wipes it immediately.
"Bullied?"
He looks at me as i say it.
"If you count my parents as bullies yes.."
He looks at me.
"Clay.. I-"
"Its fine.. You didnt know."
He scoots closer to me.
"Clay im so sorry.."
I look down.
He lifts my head up.
"We have to tell someone"
I stand up.
He stands up after me.
"No! You cant tell anyone."
He looks at me with tears in his eyes while he grips my shoulders.
"Clay! We have to!"
I start to tear up more and soon my voice is scratchy.
"No we dont! They will act perfectly fine when the people go to my house and it would just get worse!"
His voice is becoming squeaky.
"Clay, what are we gonna do?"
I look up at him.
"Nothing. I-I dont know Bay"
He brings me in for a hug and he start crying on my shoulder. I let him.
"Clay. We have to."
He crys more.
"No! Keep it a secret"
His hands slowly slide down to my waist and hes still hugging me. I feel horrible keeping it a secret. He cant just keep getting hurt like this. But, i did. Trust means everything.. And if i break that... Its gone.